Plug Power (PLUG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.44 -0.30 (-10.95%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Plug Power Short Interest DataPlug Power (PLUG) has a short interest of 204.87 million shares. This marks a -3.68% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 52.88 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest204,870,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest212,690,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.68%Dollar Volume Sold Short$436.37 millionShort Interest Ratio3.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares911,197,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted22.48%Today's Trading Volume95,612,151 sharesAverage Trading Volume52,883,840 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average181% Short Selling Plug Power? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Plug Power and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPLUG Short Interest Over TimePLUG Days to Cover Over TimePLUG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Plug Power Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/2024204,870,000 shares $436.37 million -3.7%N/A3.4 $2.13 12/15/2024212,690,000 shares $516.84 million +8.9%N/A3.9 $2.43 11/30/2024195,290,000 shares $437.45 million -9.7%N/A3.5 $2.24 11/15/2024216,190,000 shares $404.28 million -3.6%N/A4.6 $1.87 10/31/2024224,230,000 shares $439.49 million -8.0%N/A5.4 $1.96 10/15/2024243,820,000 shares $502.27 million -3.6%N/A6.4 $2.06 9/30/2024253,030,000 shares $571.85 million -1.6%N/A6.4 $2.26 9/15/2024257,010,000 shares $503.74 million +2.9%N/A6.6 $1.96 8/31/2024249,770,000 shares $469.57 million +8.8%N/A6.9 $1.88 8/15/2024229,500,000 shares $486.54 million +2.1%N/A6.3 $2.12 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PLUG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Plug Power and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024224,690,000 shares $554.98 million +1.2%N/A5.5 $2.47 7/15/2024222,030,000 shares $712.72 million +8.2%N/A5.8 $3.21 6/30/2024205,180,000 shares $478.07 million +8.9%N/A5.9 $2.33 6/15/2024188,370,000 shares $508.60 million +1.8%N/A5.7 $2.70 5/31/2024185,090,000 shares $616.35 million -3.7%N/A5.5 $3.33 5/15/2024192,280,000 shares $655.67 million +0.5%N/A5.4 $3.41 4/30/2024191,350,000 shares $442.02 million +3.2%N/A5.8 $2.31 4/15/2024185,360,000 shares $528.28 million +0.9%N/A4.6 $2.85 3/31/2024183,770,000 shares $632.17 million +6.7%N/A4.2 $3.44 3/15/2024172,190,000 shares $573.39 million +7.7%N/A3.9 $3.33 2/29/2024159,830,000 shares $564.20 million -6.4%N/A3.5 $3.53 2/15/2024170,840,000 shares $686.78 million -7.1%31.3%3.9 $4.02 1/31/2024183,890,000 shares $818.31 million +16.1%34.1%3.9 $4.45 1/15/2024158,330,000 shares $544.66 million -2.0%29.4%3.8 $3.44 12/31/2023161,500,000 shares $726.75 million +1.9%29.9%4.6 $4.50 12/15/2023158,440,000 shares $746.25 million +2.0%29.4%4.5 $4.71 11/30/2023155,380,000 shares $627.74 million +4.0%28.8%5 $4.04 11/15/2023149,470,000 shares $650.19 million +3.4%27.7%5.4 $4.35 10/31/2023144,630,000 shares $851.87 million +3.7%27.0%6.8 $5.89 10/15/2023139,440,000 shares $1.02 billion +9.1%26.0%6.7 $7.34 9/30/2023127,830,000 shares $971.51 million -4.5%23.9%6.2 $7.60 9/15/2023133,780,000 shares $1.14 billion +10.9%25.0%6.4 $8.52 8/31/2023120,690,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.6%22.5%5.2 $8.46 8/15/2023118,800,000 shares $1.06 billion +6.3%22.2%4.6 $8.89 7/31/2023111,750,000 shares $1.47 billion -12.1%20.9%4.3 $13.12 7/15/2023127,120,000 shares $1.54 billion +5.2%23.8%5 $12.14 6/30/2023120,850,000 shares $1.26 billion +4.6%22.6%4.9 $10.39 6/15/2023115,510,000 shares $1.25 billion -3.8%21.6%4.8 $10.82 5/31/2023120,080,000 shares $999.07 million +2.9%22.5%5.3 $8.32 5/15/2023116,730,000 shares $916.33 million +10.1%21.9%5.7 $7.85A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 4/30/2023105,980,000 shares $957.00 million +5.4%19.9%5.6 $9.03 4/15/2023100,580,000 shares $909.24 million +8.4%19.1%5.2 $9.04 3/31/202392,760,000 shares $1.09 billion +5.3%17.6%4.9 $11.72 3/15/202388,130,000 shares $1.04 billion +9.2%16.8%5.1 $11.80 2/28/202380,720,000 shares $1.20 billion -0.1%15.3%4.8 $14.87 2/15/202380,800,000 shares $1.36 billion -1.7%15.6%5 $16.77 1/31/202382,200,000 shares $1.40 billion +7.8%15.9%4.7 $17.02 1/15/202376,240,000 shares $1.26 billion -10.5%14.7%4.5 $16.49 12/30/202285,180,000 shares $1.05 billion +3.0%16.5%5 $12.37 12/15/202282,740,000 shares $1.19 billion +5.9%16.0%4.9 $14.42 11/30/202278,130,000 shares $1.25 billion +6.3%15.1%4.6 $15.96 11/15/202273,510,000 shares $1.29 billion +2.0%14.2%4 $17.56 10/31/202272,040,000 shares $1.15 billion +15.5%14.0%3.6 $15.98 10/15/202262,400,000 shares $1.13 billion -0.4%12.2%2.9 $18.03 9/30/202262,660,000 shares $1.32 billion +3.8%12.2%3 $21.01 9/15/202260,340,000 shares $1.77 billion -6.6%11.8%2.8 $29.30 8/31/202264,610,000 shares $1.81 billion -0.5%12.6%2.9 $28.04 8/15/202264,910,000 shares $1.94 billion -7.7%12.7%3 $29.96 7/31/202270,320,000 shares $1.50 billion +6.6%13.7%3.1 $21.34 7/15/202265,940,000 shares $1.02 billion +0.8%12.9%3.1 $15.46 6/30/202265,420,000 shares $1.08 billion +2.0%12.8%3.1 $16.57 6/15/202264,120,000 shares $975.91 million -2.2%12.5%2.9 $15.22 5/31/202265,590,000 shares $1.21 billion +1.5%12.8%3 $18.48 5/15/202264,640,000 shares $971.54 million -4.4%12.6%2.9 $15.03 4/30/202267,580,000 shares $1.42 billion +6.8%13.3%3.3 $21.02 4/15/202263,290,000 shares $1.63 billion -3.3%12.5%3 $25.77 3/31/202265,460,000 shares $1.87 billion -5.4%12.9%3 $28.61 3/15/202269,190,000 shares $1.60 billion +3.2%13.6%3.3 $23.09 2/28/202267,040,000 shares $1.70 billion -4.2%13.2%3.3 $25.29 2/15/202269,990,000 shares $1.66 billion +1.1%13.8%3.6 $23.77 1/31/202269,200,000 shares $1.51 billion +11.6%13.7%3.3 $21.87 1/15/202262,000,000 shares $1.45 billion +10.6%12.2%2.9 $23.44 12/31/202156,070,000 shares $1.58 billion +8.7%11.1%2.4 $28.23 12/15/202151,600,000 shares $1.62 billion +4.2%10.2%2.2 $31.36 11/30/202149,510,000 shares $1.97 billion +2.0%9.8%2.1 $39.85 11/15/202148,550,000 shares $2.03 billion -10.7%9.6%2.2 $41.82 10/29/202154,340,000 shares $2.08 billion -8.3%10.6%2.4 $38.27 10/15/202159,250,000 shares $1.85 billion +11.7%11.5%3 $31.24 9/30/202153,030,000 shares $1.35 billion -2.6%10.3%3.1 $25.54 9/15/202154,470,000 shares $1.34 billion +0.7%10.6%2.8 $24.63 8/31/202154,090,000 shares $1.41 billion +7.2%10.5%2.6 $26.06 8/13/202150,440,000 shares $1.26 billion +4.9%9.8%2.1 $24.99 7/30/202148,090,000 shares $1.31 billion +10.6%9.3%1.7 $27.28 7/15/202143,490,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.9%8.5%1.4 $26.78 6/30/202141,450,000 shares $1.42 billion -16.6%8.1%1.2 $34.19 6/15/202149,670,000 shares $1.45 billion -7.4%9.7%1.4 $29.20 5/28/202153,610,000 shares $1.65 billion -1.8%10.5%1.5 $30.70 5/14/202154,590,000 shares $1.20 billion +6.1%N/A1.5 $21.96 4/30/202151,440,000 shares $1.45 billion +7.5%N/A1.5 $28.27 4/15/202147,840,000 shares $1.36 billion +9.3%N/A1.4 $28.39A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 3/31/202143,770,000 shares $1.49 billion +0.3%N/A1.1 $34.04 3/15/202143,660,000 shares $2.06 billion +12.3%N/A1 $47.25 2/26/202138,870,000 shares $1.68 billion +5.4%N/A1 $43.34 2/12/202136,870,000 shares $2.36 billion -10.8%N/A0.9 $63.99 1/29/202141,330,000 shares $2.70 billion -34.2%N/A0.9 $65.28 1/15/202162,800,000 shares $4.18 billion -1.1%N/A1.4 $66.54 12/31/202063,500,000 shares $2.17 billion +0.2%N/A1.7 $34.19 12/15/202063,380,000 shares $1.63 billion -4.7%N/A1.9 $25.70 11/30/202066,530,000 shares $1.75 billion -8.3%N/A2.1 $26.24 11/15/202072,550,000 shares $1.70 billion +10.2%N/A2.4 $23.43 10/30/202065,830,000 shares $974.94 million -8.8%N/A2.3 $14.81 10/15/202072,200,000 shares $1.25 billion +16.6%N/A2.6 $17.30 9/30/202061,910,000 shares $830.21 million +4.0%N/A2.3 $13.41 9/15/202059,540,000 shares $746.04 million +9.6%N/A2.1 $12.53 8/31/202054,310,000 shares $704.94 million +4.4%N/A1.9 $12.98 8/14/202052,020,000 shares $593.03 million -0.2%N/A1.9 $11.40 7/31/202052,110,000 shares $401.77 million -10.8%N/A2.2 $7.71 7/15/202058,420,000 shares $505.33 million -18.9%N/A2.9 $8.65 6/30/202072,000,000 shares $591.12 million -0.1%N/A3.9 $8.21 6/15/202072,060,000 shares $375.43 million +3.0%N/A5.2 $5.21 5/29/202069,980,000 shares $294.62 million -2.2%N/A5.8 $4.21 5/15/202071,580,000 shares $292.05 million +2.2%N/A5.4 $4.08 4/30/202070,070,000 shares $293.24 million +0.7%N/A4.5 $4.19 4/15/202069,600,000 shares $290.93 million +2.5%N/A4.4 $4.18 3/31/202067,910,000 shares $298.80 million -6.4%N/A4 $4.40 3/13/202072,563,300 shares $277.19 million +8.3%N/A4 $3.82 2/28/202066,990,000 shares $229.11 million +17.9%N/A4.1 $3.42 2/14/202056,800,000 shares $235.15 million +0.8%N/A3.7 $4.14 1/31/202056,340,000 shares $267.62 million +1.1%N/A4.4 $4.75 PLUG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Plug Power's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Plug Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 204,870,000 shares of PLUG short. Learn More on Plug Power's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Plug Power? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. PLUG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Plug Power's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Plug Power? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Plug Power: JPMorgan Chase & Co., National Bank of Canada FI, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Crawford Fund Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Plug Power's short interest increasing or decreasing? Plug Power saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 204,870,000 shares, a drop of 3.7% from the previous total of 212,690,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Plug Power's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to Plug Power: CAE Inc. (1.69%), Bloom Energy Co. (18.65%), Novanta Inc. (4.87%), Atkore Inc. (8.58%), QuantumScape Co. (13.38%), Fluence Energy, Inc. (8.64%), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (3.45%), Sunrun Inc. (22.80%), NET Power Inc. (11.36%), Enovix Co. (30.31%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Plug Power stock? Short selling PLUG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Plug Power as its price is falling. PLUG shares are trading down $0.30 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Plug Power? A short squeeze for Plug Power occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PLUG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Plug Power's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PLUG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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